# François Martin de Vitré

> François Martin de Vitré was a French sailor and adventurer from the town of Vitré who traveled to East Asia as far as Sumatra from 1601 to 1603. He was the first Frenchman to write an account of travels to the Far East. He was, however, preceded to the Far East by several French traders, such as Jean Parmentier in 1529. De Vitré was the surgeon of his ship.

*French explorer*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** France
- **Born:** 1575
- **Died:** 1631
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

François Martin de Vitré was a French sailor and adventurer from the town of Vitré who traveled to East Asia as far as Sumatra from 1601 to 1603. He was the first Frenchman to write an account of travels to the Far East. He was, however, preceded to the Far East by several French traders, such as Jean Parmentier in 1529. De Vitré was the surgeon of his ship.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 37.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 3.9 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 3.9 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 21.7 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [François Martin (navigator)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Martin_(navigator))
- [François Martin (navigateur)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Martin_(navigateur))
- [François Martin de Vitré](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Martin_de_Vitr%C3%A9)
- [François Martin (mpitondra sambo)](https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Martin_(mpitondra_sambo))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3085316)

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